> A Massachusetts doctor is facing charges for writing fake prescriptions for painkillers. Report [1]
> Brentwood, TN-based Community Health Systems has abandoned a deal to purchase Ohio-based system Forum Health. Report [2]
> Johnson & Johnson is suing device maker Guidant for $5.5 billion. Report [3]
> A favorite 19th century mental health diagnosis--hysteria--has all but disappeared in the last 50 years. But new research shows that the illness may have an actual scientific basis. Article [4]
And Finally… In an Illinois area with a high Amish population [5], a new hospital will feature a buggy barn adjacent to the parking garage. Report [6]
Links:
[1] http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/BO29488/
[2] http://www.modernhealthcare.com/news.cms?newsId=5647&potId=MN
[3] http://www.modernhealthcare.com/news.cms?newsId=5643&potId=MN
[4] http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/26/science/26hysteria.html?ref=psychology
[5] http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/interview-price-quality-and-the-amish/2006-09-07
[6] http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/74527,CST-NWS-amish28.article